5 There, from the bosom of my God,
Oceans of endless pleasure roll;
There would I fix my last abode,
And drown the sorrows of my soul.
1 LORD, I would come to thee, A sinner all defiled;
O, take the stain of guilt away,
And own me as thy child.
2 I cannot live in sin,
And feel a Saviour's love;
Thy blood can make my spirit clean,
And write my name above.
3 Among thy little flock
I need the Shepherd's care;
Pour waters from the smitten Rock,
And pastures green prepare.
4 Blest Shepherd, I am thine;
Still keep me in thy fear;
Now fill my heart with grace divine;
Bring thy salvation near.
Seeking All in God.
1 SOURCE of eternal joys divine,
To thee my soul aspires;
O, could I say, "The Lord is mine,"
'Tis all my soul desires.
2 My hope, my trust, my life, my Lord,
Assure me of thy love;
O, speak the kind, transporting word,
And bid my fears remove.
3 Then shall my thankful powers rejoice,
And triumph in my God,
Till heavenly rapture tune my voice
To spread thy praise abroad.
Longing for a View of Christ.
1 I LANGUISH for a sight
Of Him who reigns on high,
Jesus, my soul's supreme delight;
For Him alone I sigh.
2 O that I knew the place
Where I might find my God,
And make the arms of his embrace
My soul's secure abode!
3 Near to his mercy-seat,
Where grace triumphant reigns,
I'd come and worship at his feet,
And tell him all my pains.
4 The arguments I'd use
My troubles shall suggest;
Nor can my blessed Lord refuse
The cause of the distressed.
5 O Saviour, bring me near;
New life, new strength impart;
Cast out at once my slavish fear,
And dwell within my heart.
Parting with earthly Joys.
1 MY soul forsakes her vain delight,
And bids the world farewell;
On things of sense why fix my sight?
Why on its pleasures dwell?
2 There's nothing round this spacious earth
That suits my soul's desire;
To boundless joy and solid mirth
My nobler thoughts aspire.
3 No longer will I ask its love,
Nor seek its friendship more;
The happiness that I approve
Is not within its power.
4 O for the pinions of a dove,
Tascend the heavenly road:
There shall I share my Saviour's love;
There shall I dwell with God.
Repairing to Christ, the Fountain of Life.
1 HAIL, everlasting Spring!
Celestial Fountain, hail!
Thy streams salvation bring;
The waters never fail ;
Still they endure, For all our woe
And still they flow, | A sovereign cure.
2 Blest be his wounded side,
And blest his bleeding heart,
Who all in anguish died,
Such favors to impart ;
Shall make us clean And fit for God.
3 To that dear source of love,
Our souls this day would come;
And thither, from above,
Lord, call the nations home;
That Jew and Greek, On all their tongues, With rapturous songs | Thy praise may speak.
1 WHEN sorrows round us roll,
And comforts we have none,
Dear Saviour, say that thou art ours,
And all our griefs are gone.
2 Is there no friend to cheer
In times of deep distress,-
A smile from thee will help to bear,
Or make the burden less.
3 Though in the gloomy vale
Of death, we fear no harm,
Supported by thy powerful grace,
Reclining on thine arm.
4 This is our utmost wish,
O Lord, that thou wouldst be,
Forever, ever near to us,
And keep us near to thee.
Deriving Strength from Christ.
1 LET me but hear my Saviour say,
"Strength shall be equal to thy day,"
Then I rejoice in deep distress,
Upheld by all-sufficient grace.
2 I can do all things, or can bear
All suffering, if my Lord be there;
Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains,
While he my sinking head sustains.
3 I glory in infirmity,
That Christ's own power may rest on me;
When I am weak, then am I strong;
Grace is my shield, and Christ my song.
Christ unseen, yet beloved.
1 NOT with our mortal eyes
Have we beheld the Lord;
Yet we rejoice to hear his name,
And love him in his word.
2 On earth we want the sight
Of our Redeemer's face;
Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight
To dwell upon thy grace.
3 And, when we feel thy love,
Diviner joys arise;
On wings of faith we soar above,
To mansions in the skies.
Trusting Christ the only Refuge.
1 THOU only Sovereign of my heart,
My refuge, my almighty Friend,
And can my soul from thee depart,
On whom alone my hopes depend?
2 Whither, ah, whither shall I go,
A wretched wanderer from my Lord?
Can this dark world of sin and woe
One glimpse of happiness afford?
3 Eternal life thy words impart;
On these my fainting spirit lives;
Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart
Than all the round of nature gives.
4 Let earth's alluring joys combine;
While thou art near, in vain they call;
One smile, one blissful smile, of thine,
My gracious Lord, outweighs them all.
5 Low at thy feet my soul would lie;
Here safety dwells, and peace divine;
Still let me live beneath thine eye,
For life, eternal life, is thine.
Enjoyment of Christ's Love.
1 JESUS, thy boundless love to me
No thought can reach, no tongue declare; Unite my thankful heart to thee,
And reign without a rival there.
2 Thy love, how cheering is its ray!
All pain before its presence flies;
Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away
Where'er its healing beams arise.
3 0, let thy love my soul inflame,
And to thy service sweetly bind;
Transfuse it through my inmost frame,
And mould me wholly to thy mind.
4 Thy love, in sufferings, be my peace;
Thy love, in weakness, make me strong;
And, when the storms of life shall cease,
Thy love shall be in heaven my song.
Pardon and Sanctification.
1 IN vain we lavish out our lives
To gather empty wind;
The choicest blessings earth can yield
Will starve a hungry mind.
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